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Software Graduate Apprentice Anna stands out from the Cloud

Graduate Apprentice Anna Solek joined JPMorgan Chase & Co as an apprentice software developer straight from school at 17 – and has already proven a phenomenal asset.

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Graduate Apprentice Fatima engineers £100,000 savings for employer

Graduate Apprentice Fatima Asif has helped her employer to make £100,000 in savings – and wants to inspire women to become engineers.

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BBC’s Goudham broadcasts benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships

Software Engineer Goudham Suresh went into a Graduate Apprenticeship straight from school after a Foundation Apprenticeship with Scottish Enterprise got him in the door.

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Alex blossoming on his Horticulture Modern Apprenticeship

Alex Rutenbergs’ career is coming up roses after he conquered health and learning challenges to complete a Modern Apprenticeship in Horticulture.

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Modern Apprenticeship gets Julie-Ann into her field of dreams

Shetlander Julie-Ann Murray went all out to get herself a Modern Apprenticeship on a sheep farm - and ended up running the show.

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Lewis has grounds for pride in Modern Apprenticeship success

Teenager Lewis Paterson is helping his local community through his Modern Apprenticeship after leaving school without qualifications and overcoming personal challenges.

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Modern Apprentice Billy shines a light on tech career

Bright spark Billy Wotherspoon is using the talent and skills he learned on his Modern Apprenticeship to transform the way his company works.

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Bank worker Missy-Anne going for apprenticeship hat-trick

When bank worker Missy-Anne Spence wanted to go for a promotion after a career break, a Modern Apprenticeship in Providing Financial Services helped her progress - and meant she kept earning while she was learning.

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Modern Apprentice Conor builds a bright future in construction

Orkney’s Conor Coburn has become a vital employee on his Modern Apprenticeship in Construction - helping to build much needed new-build timber framed affordable housing for the islands whilst supervising other apprentices.

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GE Aerospace apprentices are engineering bright futures

Apprenticeships are in the DNA at GE Aerospace Caledonian, an apprentice employer since 1980, where the class of 2023 are soaring to new heights.